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Re: Palin's 17 year old daughter pregnant. |
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Posted by Peter Rosa on Mon Sep 1 22:23:39 2008, in response to Re: Palin's 17 year old daughter pregnant., posted by WillD on Mon Sep 1 21:46:47 2008. From the Labor Law Talk blog (first Google hit for "Alaska" + "age of consent"):The Alaska age of consent laws are unique. The age of consent in Alaska is 16. This is the age at which an individual may consent to have sex with someone over 18, legally, in Alaska. It applies both to heterosexual and homosexual acts ... In Alaska, as in many other states, the laws on statutory rape depend, in part, on the age difference between the two partners. The law recognizes statutory rape only in cases involving an age difference of more than 3 years. A 20 year old man who has sex with a 15 year old girl, in Alaska, is guilty of statutory rape. A 17 year old male who has consensual sex with a 15 year old girl is not guilty of statutory rape, under Alaska law. So, no crime was committed as Bristol is over 16. Even if the "relationship" started when she was 15, the 3-year age difference provision probably would mean that there was no crime, as it appears that Levi the boyfriend is Bristol's age. My LIRR/NYCT blog |
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